Q: Is 240,401,400 a Composite Number?

Why is 240,401,400 a composite number?

A composite number is a number that can be divided evenly by more numbers than 1 and itself. It is the opposite of a prime number.

The number 240,401,400 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 10 12 15 20 24 25 30 40 50 59 60 75 100 118 120 150 177 200 236 295 300 354 472 590 600 708 885 1,180 1,416 1,475 1,770 2,360 2,950 3,540 4,425 5,900 6,791 7,080 8,850 11,800 13,582 17,700 20,373 27,164 33,955 35,400 40,746 54,328 67,910 81,492 101,865 135,820 162,984 169,775 203,730 271,640 339,550 400,669 407,460 509,325 679,100 801,338 814,920 1,018,650 1,202,007 1,358,200 1,602,676 2,003,345 2,037,300 2,404,014 3,205,352 4,006,690 4,074,600 4,808,028 6,010,035 8,013,380 9,616,056 10,016,725 12,020,070 16,026,760 20,033,450 24,040,140 30,050,175 40,066,900 48,080,280 60,100,350 80,133,800 120,200,700 and 240,401,400, with no remainder.

Since 240,401,400 cannot be divided by just 1 and 240,401,400, it is a composite number.

More Examples

• All positive natural numbers are either a prime number or a composite number (except the number 1, which is neither).